Primary Sampler Module Teacher's Notes MFL - Flipbook - Page 15
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Suggested activities (continued):
• Present a limited list of vocabulary of items in the classroom (for example: furniture, features such as
windows/doors/desks, schoolbag items) and play games using numbers to count those items. Pupils can be asked
how many of a particular item there are/they have and match with the correct number
• Pupils can create multilingual cards with numbers and use them to challenge each other in simple sums
• Pupils can be given, or can create, bingo cards and play the game. Another game could be to assign a number to each
pupil and ask them to repeat them in a chain (vary the game by giving instructions such as: skip every second
number, count in reverse order, every time we make a mistake, we start again)
• Many active games can be played involving numbers, such as the classic “Capture the flag”, or skipping the rope while
counting. Some of these may extend outside of the classroom and require outdoor or gym space
• Introduce simple numbers (1 to 10) in a song or rap with a catchy tune
• Ask pupils to translate the numbers in all the languages used by the class. Make the lyrics (numbers) visible to
everyone (use whiteboard, projector or other) and encourage them to sing the song or rap in the different languages.
Ask pupils who know other languages to help with pronunciation
Before we finish:
What most helped you to learn
about numbers and other words?
Do you think that you would
enjoy listening to songs in a
different language?
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